Semirimless spectacle mounting having auxiliary lens connection member



July 26, 1949. E GUlLLET 2,477,125

' sEMIRIMLESs SPECTACLE MOUNTING HAVING AUXILIARY LENS CONNECTION MEMBER Filed Nov. 29, 1946 3a l INVENTOR. 33 \Q v EMIL. GUILLET Patented July 26, 1949 smnimss 'rroN MEMBER siziscmetn 11min summer time .GQNNEG- Emil; .G ct-i So i hbr Ma s e tw American -,Qp..tical- Company, 'Southb'nidge, 1 Mass a voluntary associatiomuf Massachusetts;

Application N mat -29, lecsyse -iarm.712;?! 2 Claims. (01. ss 41) may be positioned at any. desiredilocation along the outwardly extendin teinplepsupports and which may be readily attached to the lens and saidtemplesupports. V p r A. ur h b ct of. he nv nt o i to pr a noyel auxiliary lens connection member which- "one to hen, n a se b di e at o wi h: he m n will be substantially inconspicuous from the front. V V

Qther objects an-d advantages of the-inventionwhen viewed will becon e apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection withithe accompanying drawings and it will be apparent that many changes may 'be' made in the details of construction, arrangement ofpartsshown and described without departing from the spirit of the inYention as exgressed'in the accompanying claims. -I I therefore, do notwish to belimited to the exact details of construction, arrangement of partsshown'anddescribedas thepreferred form only-- has beenjgijren by way of illustration.

Referring to the drawings: Fig, lis a front elevationalview of-the ophthals mic mounting embodying the invention; Fig. 2 1s a top planview eta-portion of-t mounting shown in Fig. 1

Fig. 3-is a; sectional view as takenon lines 3-3- of liigg 1 showing the auxiliary lens connection member in assembled relation to the lens andthetemple support; I p p I Fig; 4' is an exploded viewof the auxiliary-lens connection member and port-ions ofthe-lens and templesupporting arm; and 1 a Fig. 5 is asectional"viewsimilar to-Figfi showinga modified-form of" the auxiliary-lensyconnecnon-member. V With ophthalmic mountingsof thetype having long and slerider'temple supports shapdsubstan tialiiy =to'-- follow I the uppercontoursl iape of the lenses-" somer difliculty; in: the. past, has been en-- countered in re aining the: temple: 'supports im as securetheiensestotheastraps.

elati proper positional tion does notprevail and most of the difficulties ofi disa-Iignmentare obviated and result ina most desirable type-otstrncturo In instances, howeverg-when diflicultir was encounteredi -inj retaining-v the temple supportsin proper-relation wit-hthel'enses, means such as:- an

integrallens strap memberor other connecting means were provided forconnecting :the lenses with the supp thereof; i stances carts-adjacent the temporal ends duced problems of inventory but some difficulty was encountered improperly assembling the "sup" porting?- stru'cture with the lenses-particularly that ofi' 'properly locating the positions'of the connection openings inthe lenses so that they properiy-:a;Iig-'n- -With the openings/ in the connect ingmeans whenassembled with the lenses. If theconnecti'on-zopenings -are -a little out-'of -line and the lens supporting structure is connected withthe-lenses-with this, condition existing; the said blenses would be subjected to strain with the danger- 0? breakage 0rchippingof the lenses duringthe" mounting thereof or during subsequentiusezi e. .7 s we Brie of the prime obj cots- 01" the present inven- =tion, therefore; -'is' to ove':comethe above diflicul' tien providing-holding means which may *be connected-with the l'ens'es separately of the temp-1e: supports-and which-has aportion shaped-to engage 't-hetemple support: and retain it in desired positional relation withthe adjacent "contour shape of-theflens-andwhich will be of-such nature as to readily compensate for any off=position of" the-eonnection openings and which is free to movein adirection longitudlnallywe the templesupportt'o -relieve the lens fromdistortionahstrain;

Referring more --particularly to: the drawingswherein iike characters of referencedesignatethe parts ttn'oughout the several views, the device embodying the irivention comprisesbroadly-of 'a i oopair omenses lmconne'cted to asbiidge-member l bysuitable lens strapsi2. 'The l'ens straps |2-'are 't provided with openings alignedrwith openings in the lenses throng'hrwhichkthe screws-xii; or other suitable connection meanswmawhe positioned: to

when thesconnection means were made as an integral part of"the -structure -awide variety 0f sizeswas requiredto:accommodate for the: (lift-Brent sizes of lenses: required thedispensers to-carry a complete stock ofmo-unt ings of -saith various sizesain -order to meet the customers wequirements. This not only" intro- The bridge member H, as shown in the drawings, is provided with a central arch portion l4 and depending side portions which are secured by solder or the like to the lens straps l2. It is to be understood that in the present invention any shape or style bridge may be used and that the one shown is by way of illustration only.

The lens straps l2 are provided with a plurality of blade springs or the like l6 interposed between the inner surfaces of the edge portions of the straps and the adjacent edges of the lenses and are adapted to limit the pivotal movement of the lens straps relative to the lenses to relieve shock and strain at the nasal sides thereof.

Nose pad supporting arms H are secured to the lens straps l2 and are adapted to extend rearwardly and downwardly and terminate in nose pad connection ends to which the nose pads I8 are connected.

The long and slender temple supporting arms 19 are shaped substantially to follow the contour shape of the upper edges of the lenses and are preferably adapted to lie in the rear of the plane of said lenses, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The said temple supporting arms in this instance are secured to the rear of the lens straps l2 and to the adjacent sides of the nose pad arms l! by soldering, welding or the like and are provided adjacent their opposite ends with outwardly and rearwardly extending endpiece portions 20 having pivotal connections 2| with the temples 22.

The auxiliary lens connection member 23 which is adapted to secure the temple supporting arms IS in aligned relation with the lenses l0 comprises a U-shaped member having a flattened circular lens contacting portion 24 on one of the legs thereof. Formed integrally with the flattened portion 24 and extending outwardly from the lens contacting surface is a central stud or post 25 provided with a threaded bore 26 extending axially through the said post or stud 25 and the flattened portion 24. The opposed leg 21 of the U-shaped member and the joining portion 28 are adapted to be in alignment with the center of the threaded bore 26 of the flattened portion 24 with the leg 21 spaced a sufficient amount from the portion 24 to allow the temple support l9 to be positioned therebetween.

In assembling the auxiliary member 23 to the lenses and the temple supporting arms, it is first necessary to form an opening 29 in the lenses. This opening may be positioned at any desired location along the upper contour of the lenses. The post or stud 25 is then positioned within the opening 29 with the temple supporting arm l9 lying within the opposed legs of the U-shaped member. The U-shaped member is then secured to the lens by the screw 30 which is adapted to extend through the washer 3| from the opposed side of the lens and into threaded connection with the stud or post 25. The screw 30 is adapted to be of sufficient length to extend through the washer 3 I, the lens l0 and the post 25 and across the open end of the U thereby confining the temple supporting arm within the said U-shaped member. The lenses may vary in thickness at the point of connection and in some instances the screw 30 will be longer than necessary and will contact the opposed side of the U before the connection is tightened to said lens. In instances of this nature, the leg 21 of the U-shaped member may be urged outwardly a suflicient amount through its inherent resiliency to allow the screw to be tightened.

It will be seen thatwith a construction of this 15 ing the adjacent upper contour of the lenses of nature wherein the connection members are formed as separate units, that they may be positioned at any desired location along the upper contour of the lens and may be moved along the temple supporting arms to position the post in alignment with and seat within the opening in the lens. This will obviate the necessity of accurate truing with pliers or the like of the temple supporting arms or lens ear and will provide an auxiliary connection member which may be quickly and easily attached to any of the well known structures of this nature.

Fig. 5 shows a modified form of the invention comprising a U-shaped member 32 having a flattened circular lens contacting portion 33 forming one of the legs of the U, and which is provided with a threaded opening 34 for receiving the screw 35. The opposed leg 36 of the U-shaped member and the joining portion 31 are adapted to be centrally aligned with the threaded opening in the lens contacting portion 33 with the leg 36 spaced from the portion 33 a suflicient amount to provide space to receive the temple supporting arm l9. If desired, a washer 38 may be positioned between the head of the screw 35 and the lens on the opposed side surface.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the applicant has provided simple, efiicient and economical means of accomplishing all the objects and advantages of the invention, particularly that of providing an auxiliary lens connecting member which may be quickly and easily attached to a semi-rimless mounting of a well known construction.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a semi-rimless type ophthalmic mounting embodying a bridge member having lenses secured on the opposed sides thereof and having long and slender temple supporting arms extending outwardly therefrom and following the upper contour of said lenses, a temporally disposed lens connection member for detachably securing each of said arms to a respective lens, said lens connection members each comprising an inverted U-shaped member of relatively rigid material having its bight portion overlying the adjacent portion of the temple supporting arm, with one of its depending legs disposed adjacent the surface of the lens and its other leg depending in spaced relation thereto, said first leg terminating in an enlarged end portion having a threaded opening disposed in substantial alignment with an aperture formed in the lens, said other leg being spaced from the first leg a distance equal to at least the lateral cross sectional dimension of the temple supporting arm portion, and a securing member provided with an enlarged portion shaped to overlie the opposed side surface of the lens and having a longitudinal portion extending from said enlarged portion through the aligned aperture in the lens, said longitudinal portion being threadedly connected in said threaded opening in the enlarged end of said first leg and with its end so located with respect to the other leg as to close the space between said leg and the enlarged end so as to be less than the lateral cross-sectional dimension of the temple supporting arm portion whereby said arm portion will be retained within the bight portion of said U-shaped member.

2. A lens connection member for use with a semi-rimless type ophthalmic mounting having long and slender temple supporting arms followof relatively rigid material having its bight portion shaped to overlie the adjacent portion of the temple supporting arm, with one of its depending legs terminating in an enlarged end portion having a threaded opening adapted to be positioned in substantial alignment with an aperture formed in the lens, the other leg .of said member depending in spaced relation to said first leg and terminating in a fixed abutment end portion disposed in substantial alignment with said threaded opening in the enlarged end portion of said first leg and spaced therefrom a distance equal to at least the lateral dimension of the temple supporting arm, and a securing member having a cap portion adapted to be positioned on the opposed side surface of the lens when the connection member is assembled therewith and having a longitudinal portion extending from said cap portion and adapted to be positioned through the aligned aperture in the lens and opening in the enlarged end portion of said first leg, and of length such that its end will substantially abut the solid abutment end portion of the other leg when assembled with a lens and said longitudinal portion having thread means thereon for threadedly connecting said securing membar with the enlarged end of said first leg.

EMIL GUILLET.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,238,556 Durgin Apr. 15, 1941 20 2,241,894 Vitolo May 13, 1941 2,243,681 Pomeranz May 27, 1941 

